Norwegian ferry operator Kolumbus has signed a contract with shipbuilder Fjellstrand for an all-electric, high-speed ferry, starting construction in May 2021. The project is receiving economic support from the EU’s Horizon 2020 program. It will be built to DNV-GL classification standards.
Setting sail from Plymouth in southwestern England, the e-Voyager, formerly fitted with a diesel engine, has been rebuilt for sea trials and emission monitoring before passenger service is slated to begin in April 2021. Designed by Plymouth Boat Trips and Voyager Marine in partnership with the University of Plymouth, the University of Exeter, Teignbridge Propellers, and EVParts UK, the e-Voyager is powered by repurposed Nissan Leaf batteries, supporting an electric motor and fly-by-wire controls. Three 22kWh chargers in Plymouth port’s Barbican Landing Stage will enable a full charge in three hours, charging overnight when berthing.
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Posted on - 2020-10-21
The IMO Inter-sessional Working Group On Greenhouse Gas Emissions is now underway, and a series of protests led by Ocean Rebellion have begun outside the IMO office. Protestors were also witnessed outside the Panama Embassy, joined by performers from Apocalypse Theatrics.
The Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius was referenced as an example of Panama not properly taking responsibility for vessels flagged to its registry.
Projections on the walls of the Japanese Embassy also addressed the, “complicity in the lack of legislation to protect the environment”, according to the report.
Further, a spokesperson for Ocean Rebellion stated, “Our demand is simple: Get ships off fossil fuels, to prevent repeated negligent fossil fuel spills, protect people’s livelihoods, protect precious marine environments, and to protect our climate from fossil-fuelled breakdown.”
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Posted on - 2020-10-20